Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-04-07
DAILY HERALD.
FORGRD CHECKS.

A.eeser awan Ter On His Trav.
els rhreuGh she state.
~ ill he remembered that last fall .
msn giving his name - F. Murphy. was
ssutenced to ninety days imprisonment
for obtaining money under false pretenses
from gentleman named j. H. Parker,
On the corner of Commercial and Ala.
media streets. The facts of the case
we're about as follows: Murphy went to
Mr.. Wiokersham's and said he belonged
70 the Murpbys who own large ranch
in the county and that he was here for
the purpose of making arrangements to
take care of about sixty head Of horses.
Nr. Wick believing the tale. ia
troduced him to number of parties.
among whom was Mr.. Parker. They
we're then in Mr.. Parker's place of bust.
meas. and after indulging in liquor re.
freshments. Murphy taking out check,
said he was not ''quite broke" yet.
Mr.. Wickersham did not examine the
check particularly, but said he guessed
he was not. After some more talk the
party walked out, and shortly afterward
hurphy returned and asked Mr.. Parker
to loan him $l2 ON the check, which
was drawn for $50. He said he had met
q man who hsd come down from the
ranch and said he wanted to pay him
that amount which was due him, and, as
it was after banking hours, he would be
much obliged if Mr.. Parker would cash
il. Never suspecting that anything was
wrong Mr.. Parker advanced him the
4l2, and would have thought no more
about it had not Murphy returned still
later and asked for some cigars, saying
chat he was around with Mr.. Workman
and wanted to treat him. The cigars
were given to him and the amount to be
taken out of the check was raised to
3l2.5O. A short time sfterward Mr..
Parker thought to himself that there
might be something wrong about the
matter and after consulting Mr.. Wicker
sham he sent the check to the bank the
next morning. only to iud that it was
not good for anything. Murphy was
arrested and sentenced to ninety days.
He was released not much more than
two weeks ago and the story of his
wrong doings seems to be continued
from that time. About two weeks
ago man went into the store of P. Bal.
lsde, on Also street, and bought pair
Of overalls for seventy five cents. pre-
senting check for $l2 so, purporting
to be made by G.. Gilbert, payable to
Fred King. The man said that he
owned Q half interest in the Laguna
rapch, and that as it was after banking
hours he could not get the check cashed.
He therefore wanted to buy the overalls
and have the seventy.five cents taken
out of it. This was done and he was
handed $ll75. The overalls were
wrapped up and the sharp check -passer
left them at the store, saying that be in
tended to return and buy some more
goods. The man did not appear, and
Mr.. Ballade becoming suspicious sent
the check to the bank, which sent back
werd that it was of no account. The
matter was placed in the hands of
the Police Department, who have been
looking for the man, but up the present
time they have not found him.
Word has also been received that Mr..
Clark, postmaster of Florence, is another
victim of tie same man. About the
tine that Mr.. Ballade was victimized
Mr. Clark received visit from this same
man, who wanted to get $40 check
Dashed. This check purported to come
from the foreman Of the Laguns ranch,
snd in explaining his possession of it the
man said he hao worked for that ranch
and had been paid with that check. Mr..
Clark, thinking the check albright,
cashed it, but upon presentation it was
found that it was no better than the
others. Word has also been received
thatA merchant of Pomona is also vic.
a tim of this enterprising individual, and
'sas the descriptions of the man tally and
Nre similar to that of Murphy. It's pretty
certain that these latter swindles were
made by him.